The defense secretary ordered a review of women in combat roles, claiming standards were compromised — but the requirements for women and men in combat roles are identical.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pentagon officials ordered a review of the “effectiveness” of women serving in combat roles, nearly a decade after those jobs were ...

Women veterans are denouncing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's speech to senior military leaders, specifically his agenda for military fitness. Hegseth told hundreds of military commanders at a ...

When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered all top brass to assemble in Quantico in September, he declared women could either meet male standards for combat roles or get cut. Strong message, except ...

(AP) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an address Tuesday to the military’s top leaders waded back into a topic that nearly derailed his confirmation early this year and helped elevate his voice as ...

(The Hill) — The Pentagon on Tuesday confirmed it directed a review of women’s “effectiveness” in ground combat roles after nearly a decade of them serving in such jobs. The move follows Defense ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Emily Scherer for The 19th) Shortly after she graduated from Princeton University, Mikayla Blaska was selected by a unit ...